Stringent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈɪndʒənt/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈɪndʒənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈɪndʒənt/

2 syllables Say it as /stɹˈɪndʒənt/.

Examples

rigorous discipline
tight security
stringent safety measures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tight rigorous

Parts of Speech

adjective

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

“rigorous discipline”

Word Forms

rigorousness	noun	excessive sternness
rigor	noun	excessive sternness
stringency	noun	conscientious attention to rules and details

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

streng

fordern die strikte Einhaltung von Regeln und Verfahren

🇫🇷French

strict

exiger une attention stricte aux règles et procédures

🇪🇸Spanish

riguroso

Exigiendo atención estricta a las reglas y procedimientos.

🇮🇹Italian

rigoroso

richiedendo una rigorosa attenzione alle regole e alle procedure

🇳🇱Dutch

streng

vraagt strikte aandacht voor regels en procedures

🇵🇹Portuguese

rigoroso

exigindo atenção estrita às regras e procedimentos

🇷🇺Russian

строгий

требуя строгого внимания к правилам и процедурам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठोर

नियमों और प्रक्रियाओं पर सख्ती से ध्यान देने की मांग

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোর

নিয়ম ও পদ্ধতির প্রতি কঠোর দৃষ্টি দেওয়ার দাবি

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான

விதிகள் மற்றும் நடைமுறைகளுக்கு கடுமையான கவனம் தேவை

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

నియమాలు మరియు విధానాలపై కఠినమైన దృష్టిని కోరడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कडक

नियम आणि कार्यपद्धतीकडे कडक लक्ष देण्याची मागणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કડક

નિયમો અને પ્રક્રિયાઓ પર કડક ધ્યાન આપવાની માંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾದ

ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾದ ಗಮನವನ್ನು ಕೋರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കർശനമായ

നിയമങ്ങളിലും നടപടിക്രമങ്ങളിലും കർശനമായ ശ്രദ്ധ ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ

ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

قواعد و ضوابط پر سخت توجہ دینے کا مطالبہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严格

要求严格遵守规则和程序

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しい

規則と手順に厳密な注意を払うことを要求する

🇰🇷Korean

절박한

규칙과 절차에 엄격한 주의를 요구함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm ngặt

yêu cầu sự chú ý nghiêm ngặt đến các quy tắc và thủ tục

🇹🇭Thai

เข้มงวด

เรียกร้องให้ใส่ใจกฎเกณฑ์และขั้นตอนอย่างเคร่งครัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketat

menuntut perhatian yang ketat terhadap peraturan dan prosedur

🇵🇭Filipino

mahigpit

humihingi ng mahigpit na atensyon sa mga tuntunin at pamamaraan

🇲🇾Malay

ketat

menuntut perhatian yang ketat terhadap peraturan dan prosedur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صارمة

مطالبين باهتمام صارم بالقواعد والإجراءات

🇮🇷Persian

سختگیرانه

خواستار توجه دقیق به قوانین و رویه ها

🇹🇷Turkish

katı

Kurallara ve prosedürlere sıkı bir şekilde dikkat edilmesini talep etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַפְּדָנִי

דורש תשומת לב קפדנית לכללים ולנהלים

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